carvana

Senior Buyer, Procurement

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At a Glance

Location
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Experience
5+ years
Posted
2026-03-18T15:09:40-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

ERPExcelSQLSnowflake

Domain Knowledge

  • Accounting
  • Education
  • Supply Chain

Requirements

Experience & Education:

A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field with 5+ years of experience, or 8+ years of professional experience in Procurement or Accounting. An MBA or CPSM certification is a plus.

Systems Expertise:

Proven experience with Coupa and leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems or dedicated e-procurement platforms.

Analytical Technical Skills:

Proficiency in SQL and Snowflake, with advanced skills in MS Excel for data manipulation and reporting.

Responsibilities

S

trategic Partnership:

Report to the Lead Category Manager and act as a direct liaison for Carvana Inspection Center leadership to address sourcing needs and identify opportunities for Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

Contract Management:

Lead the negotiation of favorable renewals and new contracts, partnering closely with the Legal team to ensure seamless drafting and execution.

Data & AI Utilization:

Team

Creating an extraordinary customer experience is at the heart of Carvana. Our goal is to place the customer in control of the car buying experience and infuse honesty and transparency back into the car buying process. The Senior Buyer, Procurement is a key sourcing position that will handle a variety of tactical and strategic tasks including sourcing and managing goods and services that power our ever-growing Inspection and Reconditioning center.  Additional duties of this position include data collection and analysis, assembling and publishing reports and providing support to Category Managers, Specialists and to Management.

About the Company

If you like disrupting the norm and are looking to join a company revolutionizing an industry then you will LOVE what Carvana has done for the car buying experience. Buying a car the old fashioned way sucks and we are working hard to make it NOT suck. I mean, have you

seen our vending machine?!

We are looking for people who are excited to thrive in an environment of impactful change. Team spirit is evident at Carvana and every day we let our passions and creativity foster innovation. We take big swings, set ambitious goals, and challenge each other to make data- and process-driven decisions in everything we do. Here are a few of

our stories

! We’ve been changing the game since 2013, and we’re not taking our foot off the gas now.